Cordless Fabric Bedside Lamp

The Viego Co. Cordless Fabric Bedside Lamp puts a cream fabric drum shade on a slim brushed gold stem and lights it without a single cable. A fabric shade diffuses more softly than glass or acrylic, so the light lands as a warm wash rather than as a bright edge at the pillow.

It dims through three levels with a touch on the base, and the colour temperature sits between 2700 K and 3500 K, which is the warm end and the reason it reads as lamplight rather than as a worklight. The battery is rechargeable and the charging cable is supplied. The body is iron in a brushed gold finish, and the LED is warm white. Because nothing plugs into the wall in use, it will sit on a shelf, a mantel or a table nowhere near a socket.

That suits a rented room, where a bedside socket is often already taken, as well as a landing, a dressing table or a dinner table. Dust the shade with a soft brush and wipe the metal with a dry cloth, since a fabric shade holds dust in a way a glass one does not. Charge it roughly once a week under normal evening use.

• Power source: Rechargeable battery, charging cable included
• Light source: Warm white LED, no bulb to change
• Colour temperature: 2700 to 3500 K
• Dimming: Three levels by touch on the base
• Shade: Cream fabric drum
• Body: Iron in a brushed gold finish
• Cable: None in use
• Care: Brush the shade, wipe the metal dry